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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Robbins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robbins and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Robbins:
    • 38.375677, -76.075494
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Robbins
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Robbins is near Wicomico County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Robbins

Communities Also Named Robbins ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Robbins.

Within Maryland, the name Robbins is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Robbins [Colbert County].
    • California
      • Sutter County
      • This Robbins is located in Sutter County and lies 2,435 miles [3,918.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Robbins.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Robbins is located in Sussex County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Robbins.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Robbins is located in Cook County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Robbins.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Robbins [Linn County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Robbins [Aroostook County].
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Robbins [Charlevoix County].
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Robbins is located in Ontonagon County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Robbins.
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • This Robbins is located in Johnson County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the west of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Robbins.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Robbins is located in Moore County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Robbins.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Robbins.
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Robbins [Pike County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Robbins.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Robbins [Allegheny County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Robbins is located in Westmoreland County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the northwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Robbins.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Robbins [Barnwell County].
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Robbins [Pickett County].
      • Scott County
      • This Robbins is located in Scott County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Robbins.
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • This Robbins is located in Leon County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Robbins that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Robbins.
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Robbins [Lee County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Robbins [Oneida County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robbins ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bishops Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
  • Brick House Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brick House Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Landing
  • Bucktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Cedar Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Landing
  • Crapo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
  • Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Gum Swamp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
  • Lakesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
  • Longfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longfield is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfield
  • Robbins Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Landing
  • Toddville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville

How Far From Robbins to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Robbins to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robbins and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Robbins to Cambridge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Robbins could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robbins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Robbins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robbins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3757, Longitude: -76.0755       In this case, the coordinates for Robbins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.361 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.758 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.518 degrees.